Anyone have luck making or buying a self resetting target for the .223? I have been looking at some do-all tagets but the reviews seem to be mostly bad. I am sure I could weld one together however i'm not sure what kind of steel to use, anyone have experience with these?

spittinfire

04-03-2011 01:37 AM

What kind of target are you looking to make/buy? A spinner? A staged knock down?

I was thinking a simple spinner target, I assume something like AR500 would give me the best durability?

spittinfire

04-03-2011 02:52 PM

I could make you some simple spinners that would easily handle 223. If you wanted to get fancy I could put them on bearings.

masterPsmith

04-03-2011 03:23 PM

AR500 would be fine. I would also use a minimun of 1/2" plate.

Jim.........

sum1

04-05-2011 02:15 AM

Thanks for the help in steel selection I thought I was on the right track but I wasn't sure.

doctherock

04-05-2011 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by spittinfire
(Post 478318)

I could make you some simple spinners that would easily handle 223. If you wanted to get fancy I could put them on bearings.

Damn skully tell me more about these targets you make.

spittinfire

04-05-2011 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doctherock
(Post 479735)

Damn skully tell me more about these targets you make.

I haven't made any but I could if folks were interested. The biggest problem is that I don't have a place where I can test them, never messed with steel plate and I'm not sure how the bullets respond to them. I don't want a stray round.

I could do pistols without a problem though.

ironhat

04-08-2011 01:42 AM

More to choose from here, or this. Oh, just go here and get it over with.